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   Scuff

   /skəf/

   

   verb

   • 1. scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something: "I scuffed the heel of my shoe on a stone"
   • ▪ mark (a surface) by scraping or brushing it, especially with one's shoes: "the linoleum on the floor was scuffed"
   • ▪ (of an object or surface) become marked by scraping or brushing: "these shoes won't scuff"
   • ▪ drag (one's feet or heels) when walking: "he scuffed his feet boyishly"
   • ▪ walk while dragging one's feet or heels: "she scuffed along in her slippers"

   noun

   • 1. a mark made by scraping or grazing a surface or object: "dark colors don't show scuffs"

   Word Origin early 18th century: perhaps of imitative origin.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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